Biographical facts:
Name:      Asbjørn Wahl
Born:       10 July 1951 in Norway
Address:   Valdresgt. 15, 0557 Oslo
Tel:          +47 23 06 45 23 (office) / +47 22 71 64 33 (home) / +47 91 61 13 12 (mobile)
E-mail:      asbjorn.wahl@velferdsstaten.no

Education:
(1)     Graduated from Fosen Gymnas (high school) 1971.
(2)     Foundation course in media and communication, Møre and Romsdal Regional College, 1973-75.
(3)     Intermediate course in history, University of Trondheim, 1975-77.
(4)     Foundation course in sociology, University of Oslo, 1979-80.
(5)     The studies are approved as an interfacultative degree of cand. mag. (Norwegian BA-degree).

Employment:
(6)     Military service 1971-72.
(7)     Substitute teacher at Norddal secondary school 1972-73.
(8)     Journalist in the weekly paper Ny Tid 1977-79.
(9)     Semi-skilled worker at Foss Cast 1980-83.
(10)   Editor at the Norwegian Union of Railwaymen 1983-88.
(11)   Information offiser at the Norwegian Research Council for Science and the Humanities 1988-90.
(12)   Advicer at the Norwegian Union of Railwaymen 1990-93.
(13)   Assistant Secretary at the International Transport Worker’s Federation 1994-97.
(14)   Consultant at the Norwegian Union of Municipal Employees 1997-99.
(15)   National co-ordinator of the campaign For the Welfare State 1999 -